News & Events
Bending the Cost Curve in Health Care
Thursday September 27, 2012
Start Time: 8:00 AM - End Time: 8:30 PM
| Category: | 2-Day Conference | |
| Campus: | University of Saskatchewan campus | |
| Saskatoon Location: | Hilton Garden Inn, Saskatoon, SK | |
| Description: | The sustainability of health care in Canada is an ongoing debate in public policy. Bending the Cost Curve in Health Care, a conference featuring significant national and international participation, will address some of the most pressing questions facing decision makers in the Canadian health care system. These questions include concerns about capacity, controlling costs and the sustainability of public funding. Through a series of presentations by prominent scholars and panel discussions featuring key decision makers, this timely event will draw substantive conclusions and provide future direction for decision makers in the Canadian health care system. Speakers Include: • Uwe Reinhardt, James Madison Professor of Political Economy, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University • Josep Figueras, Director, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies; Head, World Health Organization European Centre on Health Policy • Gerard F. Anderson, Professor, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University • Roy Romanow, Premier of Saskatchewan, 1991-2001; Royal Commissioner, 2001-02 • Raisa Deber, Professor, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto • Jeremiah Hurley, Professor, Department of Economics and Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis, McMaster University Registration: • Early Bird (August 31, 2012)................$400 + GST • Regular (September 20, 2012)..............$550 + GST • Student (September 20, 2012)..............$200 + GST Registration will be accepted online only and must be received by the dates specified. | |
| Please Note: | For more information, please visit the conference website (select News & Events, then Conferences and the Bending the Cost Curve Conference). | |
| Contact: | Kendra Gellner Conference Coordinator (306) 585-5866 | |
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